Friday, 30 December 2011

2entertain have released the covers and synopsis for The Sarah Jane Adventures series five and series one-five DVD and Blu-Ray releases:

SERIES 5 - £15.31 on DVD; £20.42 on Blu-Ray (1 disc)
All three two-part episodes from the fifth series of the highly acclaimed Doctor Who
spin-off, created by the award-winning writer, Russell T Davies.

The Sarah Jane Adventures follows the adventures of one of the Doctor’s most
famous former companions, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith
(Elisabeth Sladen), as she faces all manner of alien life-forms and
restores Earth’s cosmic balance with the help of her young assistants
Clyde (Daniel Anthony), Luke (Tommy Knight), Rani (Anjli Mohindra) and Sky (Sinead Michael).

Two-part stories included:

Sky

The Curse of Clyde Langer

The Man Who Never Was

COMPLETE SERIES 1-5 - £71.48 on DVD (12 discs)

All two-part episodes from the first to fifth series of the Doctor Who
spin-off created by the award-winning writer Russell T. Davies.
13-year-old Maria Jackson (Yasmin Paige)’s life gets a lot more exciting
when she finds out she has moved right next door to one of the Doctor’s most famous former companions, investigative
journalist Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). Soon
the young girl is comes face-to-face with all manner of alien
life-forms, as she helps her new neighbour restore Earth’s cosmic
balance.

Two-part stories included:

S1: Invasion of the Bane; Revenge of the Slitheen; Eye of the Gorgon; Warriors of Kudlak; Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?; The Lost Boy

S2: The Last Sontaran; The Day of the Clown; Secrets of the Stars; The Mark of the Berserker; The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith; Enemy of the Bane

S3:Prisoner of the Judoon; The Mad Woman in the Attic; The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith; The Eternity Trap; Mona Lisa's Revenge; The Gift

S4: The Nightmare Man; The Vault of Secrets; Death of the Doctor; The Empty Planet; Lost in Time; Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith

Thursday, 29 December 2011

The cover and info on this week's edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

Happy New Year!

"How cool mas your Christmas? Mine was all snow and presents and scary living trees. Then I had a nice Christmas dinner with Amy and Rory. And pudding - Mmm. Quick tip, though: don’t use a sonic to do the washing up. It smashes all the dishes! Whoops."

This week's issue comes with Dalek pencils and toppers
and a surprise gift.

The cover and info on the latest Doctor Who Companion magazine from Doctor Who magazine:

Your complete guide to the award-winning BBC One series! Written and researched by Andrew Pixley.

The 2011 season of Doctor Who began in the most dramatic way possible - by killing off the Doctor in the first episode! Unaware of his
ultimate fate, the Doctor (Matt Smith) was reunited with his friends, newlyweds Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory Pond (Arthur Darvill) and together they embarked on an incredible series of adventures in time and space.

Their journey took them from the acid mines in the future to the empty world of Apalapucia, and saw encounters with Headless Monks, Handbots, living dolls… and even Adolf Hitler!

Now, Doctor Who Magazine takes you behind the scenes of these astonishing episodes with an in-depth episode guide - including original
storylines, deleted scenes, media appearances, ratings information and hundreds of facts about the day-to-day life of the making of Doctor Who - all illustrated with gorgeous, never-before-seen photographs. This collectors’ edition examines The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War, Let’s Kill Hitler, Night Terrors and The Girl Who Waited, as well as the specially-made Doctor Who sequence that introduced the National Television Awards.

This is your essential guide to the worlds of Doctor Who. Get ready to discover a wealth of information - and remember, silence will fall...

DWM: The Doctor Who Companion - The Eleventh Doctor, Volume 4 is on sale now at all good newagents priced £4.99 per copy.

Sunday, 25 December 2011

Merry
Christmas, one and all! Hope you have a good one this year, so why not
unwrap those presents under your tree, grab a mince pie and.... oh,
yeah - watch this year´s Doctor Who Christmas special! The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe airs tonight at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD and will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer soon after.

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Today is Christmas Eve! Which means we're only one day away until the broadcast of Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. I will have a full schedule for the Christmas extravaganza tomorrow. Happy Christmas Eve!

Friday, 16 December 2011

Executive producer and head writer for Doctor Who Steven Moffat has confirmed that the companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams are to leave during the course of the next series and that a new companion will join the Doctor for the latter part of the series, read on for further details:

Although he didn't go into full details he revealed that Amy and
Rory, played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, would depart in the
next series and Matt Smith commented that everyone would miss them but
noted that one of the strengths of Doctor Who is its ability to change,
or as he put it, to 'regenerate'.

The audience at the Q&A released an audible gasp at the news. Amy and Rory first appeared in The Eleventh Hour,
Matt Smith's full debut as the Doctor. Karen Gillan has appeared in
every subsequent episode up until The Wedding of River Song and Rory
achieved full companion status from 2010's A Christmas Carol.
They've proven immensely popular in both the UK and overseas and
already there's speculation about how they will make their farewells,
but Steven Moffat would not be drawn! He did let us know, however, that
the Doctor would be a getting a new 'friend' but again, he wasn't about
to reveal any more details!

Steven has previously revealed that 14 new episodes have been
commissioned and all will feature Matt Smith as the Time Lord. So, with
coming and goings, a bumper number of episodes on the way and the 50th
anniversary in 2013, the next couple of years look set to be a hugely
exciting time for Doctor Who.

The final episodes featuring the Ponds are of as yet unknown. Doctor Who returns on Christmas Day with The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Character Options have once again released information on a new classic Doctor Who figure set - exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Image of the Fendahl

An anachronistic twelve-million-year-old
human skull has been discovered by archaeologists and is now being used
by Professor Fendelman in his time scanner experiments at Fetch Priory
in contemporary England. The skull is actually an artifact of the
Fendahl, an ancient creature that feeds on the life force of others.

Drawn
by the operation of the scanner, the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive as
the experiments reach a peak. The skull is exerting an influence over
the mind of Thea Ransome, one of the scientists in Fendelman's team, and
glowing with power each time the scanner is activated. Thea is
eventually transformed into the Fendahl core, and a group of acolytes
assembled by Maximillian Stael - another of Fendelman's team, who is
trying to harness the creature's power for his own ends - are converted
into snake-like Fendahleen.

The Doctor shows the remaining
scientist, Adam Colby, and two locals, Martha Tyler and her son Jack,
how to defend themselves against the Fendahleen using rock salt. By
activating the scanner once more, he triggers an implosion that destroys
both the Priory and the Fendahl core.

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The BBC have released a new trailer advertising the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, you can watch it above. Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe broadcasts on Christmas Day at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Saturday, 10 December 2011

2entertain have revealed the covers and synopsis for the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe:

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an
injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who
Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with
her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with
grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but
determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.

The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose
mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here,
Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible. And
that wishes can come true…

Extras:The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Prequel
3 The Best of Doctor Who features

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe is on sale from 16th January 2012 at all good DVD stores priced £9.99 on DVD format and £11.99 on Blu-Ray format.

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The BBC have released the prequel to upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and Wardrobe online via the official Doctor Who website, you can watch it below:

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe will broadcast on Christmas Day at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. Also: The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

"Happy Christmas Day, everybody! Isn’t it great? Oh, I forgot. You’re not there yet. Sorry! I just couldn’t malt, so I’ve hopped forward in time. The look on your face when you opened that present! Priceless. In fact, I’m going to go and do it all again, right now. See you there!"

This weeks issue comes with a giant pen and has some amazing prizes to win every day.

Also inside…
Meet Matt Smith
10 Things You Might Not Now about the Tardis

Say What?
Celestial Bodies
River's DiaryThe Atomon invasion

Treason and plot

Plus much more…

Issue 247 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 8th December at all good newsagents until 14th December priced £2.20 per copy.

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

"Hey, you! You sitting at the back! Yes, you lot, who are sneakily reading this in class! Your teacher is really a Hive Monster from Framasis Major and she’s going to eat you before break time!"

"Quick! Run! Pheui - that was close! Let’s hope none of the rest of you have omnivorous teachers…"

This weeks issue comes with a mobile phone kit (phone sock, lanyard
and screen wipe) and has some amazing prizes to win every day.

Also inside…

How to Survive an Alien Invasion
The Ultimate Quiz
Tardis Scanner
Draw this SontaranHarvest of Doom

Sneaky Secrets of The Doctor's Wife
My Monster Day

Plus much more

Issue 246 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 7th December priced £2.20 per copy. In other news: The BBC Media Centre have confirmed that this year's Doctor Who Christmas special will broadcast at 7:00pm on Christmas Day.

Saturday, 26 November 2011

The current issue of Radio Times magazine features a Doctor Who themed cover promoting the upcoming Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, read on for further details:

The new issue of Radio Times, on sale this weekend and covering listings for 3-9 December, features a snowy Doctor Who cover, and a sneak preview of the new Christmas special. Inside, Matt Smith, Alexander Armstrong, Bill Bailey and Arabella Weir talk about making the Christmas episode.

Inside, Matt Smith previews the special: “Whereas last year felt more
like a Christmas romp, there’s a slow-burning, ethereal magic to this. We’ve covered a whole forest in snow. The scale is vast and there’s
just something wonderfully magical about it because it’s never that
snowy in this country, except maybe in Scotland … and on the telly. It
does it for you: all the snow and the lovely smell of the pine trees.
I’m really, really looking forward to Christmas now.”

Matt also speaks about pulling off his own fiery stunt: “Believe me,
the fireball does so much of the acting for you. It was only afterwards
that I realised I could have been seriously charred.

“I’ve been really enjoying it. Hopefully we’ll see more action/adventure-y Doctor next season.” and that the Christmas special monster is “going to be ones of our best. The design is classic.”
Bill Bailey describes his Who debut as “the equivalent of a knighthood.”

This issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until2nd December priced £1.20 per copy.

Friday, 25 November 2011

Character Options have revealed their latest classic Doctor Who figure set, exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

The Fourth Doctor and Adric learn from
the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in
the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper is nearing the
end of his reign and seeks the Doctor’s help in preventing the evil from
taking control of the bioelectronic Source that is the keystone of the
Traken Union’s civilisation.

The Melkur, via various deceptions,
becomes the next Keeper. It is then, however, revealed to be the
Master’s Tarfid. Its owner, still blackened and emaciated, hopes to use
the Source’s power to regenerate himself. The Doctor manages to expel
him and install a new Keeper in his place, but in a last minute ploy the
Master traps one of the Traken Consuls, Tremas, and merges with his
body before fleeing the planet.

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

48 years ago to this day, the first ever Doctor Who episode, An Unearthly Child, broadcasted for the first time on BBC Television.
48 years on, and the show as produced 32 successful series consisting of over 200 stories within 783
episodes, 1 movie and 5 animations, as well as a bunch of
mini-episodes well and 4 spin-off shows. Next up in the series is The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - coming this Christmas to BBC One and BBC One HD.

The BBC Media Centre has released the synopsis for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special:

THE DOCTOR, THE WIDOW AND THE WARDROBE - by Steven Moffat

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an
injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who
Christmas special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with
her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with
grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but
determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.

The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose
mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here,
Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible. And
that wishes can come true…

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe will broadcast Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is to be confirmed.

Monday, 21 November 2011

It’s not quite Christmas, but Doctor Who Magazine issue 441 is offering a
modest hint at what’s in store with an exclusive, in-depth interview
with producer Marcus Wilson!

“It’s Christmas turned up to 12. It’s the most
Christmassy Christmas Special we’ve ever seen. It’s a lovely,
heart-warming, touching tale. It’s literally magical. It’s full of the
usual concoction of things that spew out of Steven’s imagination. You’re
going, ‘How can you have that and that in the same story?’ – and yet it works…”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

HOLDING THE BABYDWMtalks to Closing Time director, Steve Hughes, who reveals
the secrets of turning a department store into a haunted house, giving
the Cybermats teeth, and defending the honour of Adric!

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONDWMgoes behind the scenes of Serpend Crest, AudioGO’s latest
series of audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, and
talks exclusively to David Troughton - who joins the cast to take on his
father’s role as the Second Doctor!

HERE’S TO THE FUTURE!Executive producer Steven Moffat writes about experiencing
Christmas in the snow, his plans for Doctor Who in 2012, and the series’
50th anniversary, in Production!

SCHOOL WINNERS!DWMjoins the crew of Doctor Who Confidential and visits the
pupils of Oakley Junior School to meet MATT SMITH and watch their
winning entry for the Script to Screen competition, Death is the Only Answer - featuring Albert Einstein and an Ood!

AND THE WINNERS ARE…The results of the DWM merchandise poll for the most popular books, audios, and DVDs of 2010 are revealed at last - along with your views on DWM itself!

SHOCK RETURNThe Fact of Fiction is filled with fascinating facts and
sinister Cybermen, as it focuses its attention on the much-loved Fifth
Doctor adventure from 1982, Earthshock!

LET’S HAVE A PARTY… OR NOT?As the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who approaches in 2013, how
best to mark the occasion - celebrate the past with a multi-Doctor
extravaganza or pave the way to the future with something new, original
and completely unexpected? There’s only one way to decide… get debating
duo Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon to argue the toss in A Battle of Wits!

THE CHILD OF TIMEThe Doctor, Amy and Alan Turing face their ultimate encounter
with the time-twisting Chiyoko in the thrilling climax to the Eleventh
Doctor’s latest comic-strip adventure, The Child of Time by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty!

GOING FOURTHIt’s the season that saw the return of the Daleks, the Cybermen
and the Sontarans… and the very first appearance of Davros! Discover
more as DWM’s Countdown to 50 looks back at 1974/5’s Series Twelve and the début of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

IT’S ALL BEEN FANTASTIC!The Time Team shed a tear as they reach the end of the Ninth
Doctor era with The Parting of the Ways - what will Emma, Michael, Chris
and Will make of the Time Lord’s encounter with the Dalek Emperor and
the Bad Wolf?

PLUS!

All the latest official news, TV and
merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword
and much, much more!

Issue 441 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 14th December priced £4.50 per copy.

Friday, 18 November 2011

The first trailer for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special was shown on BBC Children in Need earlier this evening, you can watch it above. The title was also revealed, which is (highlight gap below to reveal spoiler)

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

The Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special will broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is yet to be confirmed.

BBC Children in Need 2011 is to air it's seven-hour long live TV broadcast from BBC Television Centre tonight from 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. Features of the evening include:

On November 18th, BBC Children in Need’s annual Appeal Night returns. Sir
Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton and Alesha Dixon will present one
of television’s biggest nights of the year, live from BBC Television
Centre.

In
an appeal with more associated programming than ever before, this will
see the high point of the 2011 campaign. TV’s biggest names will give
their all with a massive array of sketches, musical acts, live guests
and plenty of glamour.

One Direction will open the Appeal Night
programme, with music guests including JLS, Westlife, Susan Boyle and
specially formed for Children in Need The Collective (featuring Gary
Barlow, Ed Sheeran, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, Ms. Dynamite, Tulisa,
Wretch 32, Rizzle Kicks, Mz Bratt, Dot Rotten and Labrinth) with the
Children in Need single "Teardrop".

Kylie Minogue, Daniel Craig,
Jessie J, Cheryl Cole, Zoe Ball and EastEnders’ Jo Joyner will all make
appeal film contributions; Lord Sugar will enter the Dragons’ Den in The
Dragons’ Apprentice and there’ll be sketches from Vic & Bob and a
special edition of Russell Howard’s Good News.

The cast of
EastEnders will rock Albert Square as The Vic does Queen, the cast of
Hollyoaks will appear live in the studio, and there will be a
performance of "Hey Hey We’re the Monkees" from the Outnumbered kids
﻿and Gok Wan will also be singing his own number. The Muppets will lead
an all-star version of the classic song "Manah, Manah" with Miss Piggy
and Kermit joined by a cast ranging from Harry Hill and Davina McCall to
Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen.

In a cornerstone of the evening,
Gareth Malone will lead a 10-strong choir who will link up live with
3,000 children from all over the UK including Bristol, Leeds, the West
Midlands, Glasgow, Manchester, Cornwall, Cardiff, Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, South East Kent, London, Hull, Norwich, Southampton,
Newcastle and Leicester.

The Newsreaders - Emily Maitlis, Sophie
Raworth, Susanna Reid and Sian Williams - try their hand at ballroom
and face Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood with their
own Strictly Challenge. Nick Knowles will be in the studio for DIYSOS:
The Big Build to celebrate their biggest makeover to date, and there’ll
be an exclusive sneak peek at the Doctor Who Christmas special. The
casts of Rock of Ages and The Wizard of Oz will also be live in the
studio.

There will be regional opt-outs so that each part of the
nation can see what’s happening in their area to support BBC Children in
Need.

Viewers across Northern Ireland will be treated to a
fantastic night of entertainment including stories from local children
and young people who have been supported by the charity and the fun and
unusual ways in which local people have been raising money to make a
difference this year.

BBC Scotland will be hosting its Children
in Need extravaganza live from its headquarters at Pacific Quay,
presented by Jackie Bird in front of an audience of fundraisers. Along
with a variety of top class comedians and performers, a special choir
made up of children from all over Scotland will be singing on the night,
with all the performances shown in a special highlights programme to go
out on Saturday 19th November.

BBC Cymru Wales will be
broadcasting live from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in
Cardiff for this year’s appeal in Wales, hosted by Wales Today
presenters Lucy Owen and Jamie Owen. Singing live on the night will be a
Welsh choir made up of boys and girls aged 11-13 from schools in
Cardiff and Newport. They’ll be ready to wow viewers at home as they
link-up with choirs from around the UK, coming together under the baton
of choirmaster Gareth Malone.

Throughout the evening and for a
highlights programme on Saturday 19 November, well-known Welsh
personalities including Rhod Gilbert, Eve Myles, Connie Fisher and Colin
Jackson will be showing how people’s money helps make a difference for
disadvantaged children and young people in Wales.

There’ll be
totaliser updates of the growing appeal total throughout the evening as
the nation pulls together to support disadvantaged children throughout
the UK.

As well as a preview of the Christmas special, Doctor Who fans are treated also with the title of the episode, a mini sketch starring Matt Smith and news of a competition auction for Children in Need where you could win the Eleventh Doctor's costume, more info can be found here.

Thousands of children around the UK are living in poverty, dealing with difficult lives and being abused, could you help them? Please, call 0345 7 33 22 33 to donate money to Children in Need. For more details and to donate online, head over to the official Children in Need website here.

Thursday, 17 November 2011

The BBC have released the first promotional image for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, click here to download it. The title of the special is to be revealed on BBC Children in Need tomorrow night when a sneak peek of the special will be shown. The Doctor Who Christmas special will broadcast Christmas Day 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is yet to be confirmed.

DOCTOR WHO ON CHILDREN IN NEED
More details have come to light on what to expect on BBC Children in Need tonight tomorrow evening for Doctor Who fans. As well as a sneak peek of this year's Christmas special, fans will be treated to a mini sketch written by Steven Moffat for Children in Need, as well as the chance to win the Eleventh Doctor's constume worn in The Doctor Wife earlier this year. Read on for more info:

Fans of Doctor Who will get the chance to own a little piece of the
Eleventh Doctor today, as BBC Children in Need auctions off an entire
costume from the hit BBC One show - from bow tie and braces to the
infamous tweed jacket.

Matt Smith was at BBC Television Centre today filming a special
sketch for BBC Children in Need written by Steven Moffat, to be shown
during the appeal show on Friday evening. Viewers will get to see just
what happens when the Doctor gives bidders the chance to take the
clothes off his back...

Matt Smith said: "I hope people donate generously for BBC Children in
Need because it's a wonderful cause- and we've got to beat last year's
total. I saw Terry Wogan on TV the other night, and thought come on!
Let's make more money! So hopefully we can raise a good amount.

"I'd say the tweed jacket or the bow-tie are the most iconic - although the boots are my personal favourite."

Throughout the years, the costumes worn by the many incarnations of
the Doctor have been as distinctive as the characters themselves. The
highest bidder will be the proud owner of the distinguished time
traveller's outfit from the episode The Doctor's Wife, including this tweed jacket, shirt, black jeans, black boots, braces, bow-tie and watch.
The auction for the Doctor's clothes, and a copy of the script
written by Steven Moffat and signed by Matt Smith from the specially
filmed sketch, are part of BBC Children in Need's Once in a Lifetime
online auction being held at www.bbc.co.uk/Pudsey. The auction closes on Monday 21st November.

On the Appeal Night, the title of this year's Doctor Who Christmas
Special will be revealed and viewers will be treated to an exclusive
sneak peek of the festive adventures in store for the Doctor.

BBC Children in Need broadcasts live on BBC Television Centre tomorrow at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD, more info coming soon.

MONSTER INVASION - ISSUE 15

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 15...

Top 10 Who Weapons
The Pandorica
Judoon V Madame VastraNight Terrors
Where’s the Doctor? - Vespiform World
*H is for headless Monks

Plus much more…

Issue 15 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 23rd November at all good newsagents until 29th November priced £2.60 per copy. In other news: the new issue of Doctor Who magazine has confirmed that some classic series Doctor Who monsters are to appear in the next series.

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Character Building have revealed a new toy set for their Doctor Who range of buildable sets and figures:

Temporal Combat Set

Time is fractured!…and now the Vortex is being invaded by the
Doctor’s arch enemies the Daleks and the Cybermen! Using stolen Time
technology, they could do untold damage to Time itself, so the Doctor
with his companions by his side must venture into the Vortex to find and
stop them. Each Enemy is protected by a bubble of Temporal shielding
made up of four shields.

When all four shields are knocked down the enemy is thrown back out
of the Vortex to their own time and space… but… the Doctor is also using
the same technology and can also be knocked out of Time. Use Dalek and
Cyberman weaponry to fire bolts of time energy at your opponents’
Temporal Shields to knock them down one by one.

When the Shields are gone the enemy is eliminated. Cyberman Blaster
and Dalek Exterminator versions are available. Each pack includes one
spring loaded blaster weapon, one micro-figure, and one Temporal Shield.
10 variations to collect. One supplied. Styles may vary. For ages 5
years and over.

The toy set is on sale early next year at all good toy stores priced £14.99 per purchase.

Monday, 14 November 2011

Online sources are indicating that a Doctor Who movie is in the works and is to be directed by David Yates, who previously directed the latter four Harry Potter films, read on for more details:

Harry Potter director David Yates is teaming up with the BBC to turn
its iconic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who into a bigscreen franchise.

Yates, who directed the last four Potter films, told Daily Variety
that he is about to start work on developing a Doctor Who movie with
Jane Tranter, head of L.A.-based BBC Worldwide Prods.

"We're looking at writers now. We're going to spend two to three
years to get it right," he said. "It needs quite a radical
transformation to take it into the bigger arena."

Doctor Who follows the adventures across space and time of a
super-intelligent alien in human form, who battles a variety of cosmic
bad guys aided by plucky human companions.

"The notion of the time-travelling Time Lord is such a strong
one, because you can express story and drama in any dimension or time,"
Yates said.

The series ran from 1963 to 1989, and then was successfully
rebooted in 2005 by writer Russell T. Davies and subsequently by Steven
Moffat (The Adventures of Tintin). Tranter oversaw the revival when
she was the BBC's drama topper in London.

Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith as the 11th incarnation of the
Doctor, is now one of the pubcaster's most lucrative global TV
franchises. The series airs Stateside on BBC America.

Yates made clear that his movie adaptation would not follow on
from the current TV series, but would take a completely fresh approach
to the material.

"Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own
transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and
start from scratch," he said.

Yates and Tranter are looking for writers on both sides of the Atlantic. "We want a British sensibility, but having said that, Steve
Kloves wrote the Potter films and captured that British sensibility
perfectly, so we are looking at American writers too," he explained.

There are two previous films, based on the TV series: Doctor Who
and the Daleks (1965) and Doctor Who: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150
A.D. (1966), both starring Peter Cushing.

The BBC has since made a few unsuccessful attempts to develop a Doctor Who feature, and shot a one-off telepic in 1996 at a time when
the TV series was dormant.

But the combination of Yates and Tranter means this is the most
high-powered effort to date to launch Doctor Who onto the bigscreen.

Before directing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and both parts of Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows, Yates worked with Tranter on several BBC TV
series, including The Way We Live Now and State of Play.

As stated above, the movie would be an entire reboot from the TV show and apparently it would take over three years to develop the movie before filming would even commence. In other news: According to the BBC Doctor Who Twitter account, more then just a clip/ trailer of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special is to be shown on Children in Need Night this Friday, and that "Doctor Who fans are in for a treat", teasing that maybe a new mini episode is to be shown.